Evidence is presented indicating that processive synthesis by HIV-1 reverse transcriptase involves interactions between the minor groove of the template-primer and a discrete protein structural element, the minor groove binding track (MGBT).
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Bebenek, K., Beard, W., Darden, T. et al. A minor groove binding track in reverse transcriptase. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 194–197 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0397-194
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